Carpet stretcher and shaker



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IINTTED STATES PATENT @Trina CHARLES WVM. VEIGEL, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

CARPET STRETCHER AND SHAKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,341, dated November5, 1895. i Application led March Z3, 1895. Serial No. 542,933. (Nomodel.)

T all whom/ it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES WM. VEIGEL, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carpet Stretchers andShakers, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspeciication and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a novel construction of carpet stretcher andshaker by means of which any desired portion of a carpet or similararticle can be readily grasped and held in position, either for tackingor shaking or for any other purpose.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter set forth.

. Figure l represents a perspective view of a carpet stretcher andshaker embodying1 my invention, the same being shown in closed position.Eig. 2 represents a side elevation in open position. Fig. 3 represents alongitudinal sectional view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the stretcher and shaker, thesame consisting of the handle B, to which is immovably attached the jawB', the same having the pins or studs C projecting from the frontportion thereof and the pin D projecting from the under side of the rearportion thereof at an angle thereto.

E designates a movable jaw which is pivoted to said jaw B and isprovided with a slot F, through which passes the ear G of the fixed jawB, said ear having pivoted thereto the eccentric or cam Il, which hasthe working face J and the finger-piece K, the said jaws B and E beingnormally held apart by means of the spring L and the abutting portionsof said jaws being faced with rubber M or similar material, so as toprevent the edge of the carpet N, which may be held between said jaws,from slipping.

The operation is as follows: Vhen it is desired to grasp the carpet, thepins C are inserted into the same near the free edge thereof, as seen inFig. 2. The said edge is then brought over between the rubber-faced jawsB and E, and the cam His then turned into the position seen in Fig. l,by which means the said jaws are brought together and said edge of thecarpet is firmly held therebetween. The carpet is now stretched to thedesired degree, the position of the stretcher relative thereto in theact of stretching being indicated in Fig. l, and when it is desired totack the carpet the handle B is brought down toward the same into theposition seen in Fig. 3, the pin D engaging the carpet and holding thesame firmly in position.

It will be noticed that the ear G is of such length that it is capableof iirst passing through the slot E of the jaw E, and is eX- tendedabove the latter, so as to form a bearing for the eccentric oreccentric-head J of the lever or piece K. The portion of the ear Gbetween the jaws E and B provides the means for holding the spring L inposition, while the portion of the ear that passes through the slot F'prevents lateral play of the jaws one on the other and relieves thepivot or hinge of the jaw E should any lateral strain be communicated tothe jaws. Furthermore, the ear and spring are between the sides of thejaws, and so do not present any projecting parts at said sides, thussimplifying the construction of the device, reducing the expense of thesame, while making the same light, strong, durable, and eective. Thejaws of the device being now opened and the free edge of the carpetspread out, as seen in Eig. 3, the same can be readily tacked, as isevident.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, ism

1. A stationary jaw, a handle carrying the same, a movable jaw mountedon the stationary jaw, an ear attached to one of the jaws and passingfreely through a slot in the other jaw, a cam mounted on the outer endof said ear and having its working face on the adjacent jaw, a springinterposed between the jaws, and pins projecting from one of the jaws indirection at an angle to each other, said parts being combinedsubstantially as described.

2. A stationary jaw, a movable jaw mounted thereon, and an eccentric forclosing said jaws, in combination with an ear which is secured to saidstationary jaw, passed freely through an opening in the other jaw, andis extended above the latter forming` a bearing for said eccentric, anda spring' which is located on the portion ot the ear between the twojaws, substa-ntialljv as described.

3. A handle, a stationary jaw, a jaw pivoted to the latter, an earattached to one of said jaws, and passing through a slot in the other, acam mounted on said ear, a spring interposed between said jaws, and pinsa-ttached to one of the latter and projecting forwardly therefrom and atan angle thereto, the abuttingportions of said jaws being faced withrubber or similar material7 substantialljY as described.

Al. A stationary jaw, a movable jaw mounted thereon, and an eccentricfor closing' said jaws, in combination with an ear which is secured tosaid stationary jaw, passed freel)v through an opening in the other jaw,and is extended above the latter formin a bearing for said eccentric,and a spring which is located on the portion of the ear between the twojaws, the opposite inner portions of said jaws having pieces of facing'material thereon, all substantially as described.

CHARLES WM. VEIGEL.

"itnesses JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. JENNINGS.

